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1 tbsp wholegrain mustard

140g mature cheddar, grated

Method

Cook the pasta, adding the broccoli for the final 4-5 mins and cooking until tender. Drain well, then heat the grill.

Heat the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min, then gradually add the milk, stirring well between each addition. Bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer for 2 mins, before stirring in the mustard, half the cheese and seasoning.

Mix the pasta and broccoli into the sauce and spoon into an ovenproof dish. Scatter over the remaining cheese and place under a hot grill for 3-4 mins until golden and bubbling.

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Comments (63)

elleme6th Dec, 2016

5

Turned out nicely, tasty and quick. I made a few additions with a few chopped up cherry tomatoes stirred into the white sauce just before adding the pasta/broccoli and I also added a few chopped walnuts and breadcrumbs to the cheese that was going on top for a bit more textural variation. I'd make it that way again.

Great quick and easy recipe for family weekly meal. I added peas and tuna with the broccoli and some thyme and sage seasoning. My toddler and I found the 1 tbsp of wholegrain mustard slightly overpowering though, so will just half it next time. :)

This was really tasty! It was my fist time making a white sauce and I thought I was going to mess it up as it looked all lumpy but when I added the cheese, it blended beautifully. I used Dijon mustard instead of whole grain, semi-skimmed milk and reduced fat mature cheddar. Will definitely be making this again, might try with cauliflower next time or a mixture of broccoli and cauliflower. Try this, you'll love it. Easy, quick, cheap and delicious!

Really yummy dish, added some red onions to one lot, and asparagus to another. Both came out really well, great comfort food. I've also made one lot simply as pasta with a sauce, and it was still delicious, just needed to make the sauce a little thicker.

This was a lovely mid-week meal for the whole family! I added some garlic salt to the pasta whilst boiling for extra flavour, and added drained tuna to the sauce before pouring..extra hidden nutrition for the children!A very well explained recipe and easy to make. Will definitley be making again.

Great recipe, really easy to do and turned out just like the photo! i added peas and more cheese to the sauce. i agree the sauce definitely needs some seasoning. added some bacon lardons as well which went really well with everything. big thumbs up!

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